This cake is pure romance. Lillian and her niece Tracey wanted to surprise Tracey’s parents who were renewing their wedding vows after 30 years of marriage. They had sent me a photo of a cake they liked, a two-tiered square cake with red ribbon roses running up one corner of the cakes. Lillian and her […] Read more…
Lisa was turning the big 5-0, and her family wanted to celebrate in grand style. Lisa’s teenaged daughter was excited about planning a surprise party for her mom, and enlisted the help of her dad and her aunt and uncle as well. They knew they wanted a fun cake for Lisa, but weren’t sure what […] Read more…
Genine’s mother, Debbie, contacted me about making a bee-themed baby shower cake for her daughter. I came up with the design, which she loved. The cake was a 6″ round, double height cake, meaning that it is really two tiers of identical size stacked one on top of the other and decorated as though […] Read more…
Bae just turned 4. I don’t know how that is possible, since I have known Bae since she was a newborn, and it doesn’t feel like 4 years have passed by. Sigh. Bae has, over that time, become an adorable, precocious little girl who is very outgoing and knows what she likes. We are all very fond […] Read more…
It isn’t every day that you hear about a 13 year old girl who is such a fan of the NY Giants football team that she wants her bat mitzvah party to have a football theme. Boys, perhaps. Girls, not so much. But to me, it indicated that the 13 year old girl is an […] Read more…
Oh to be young agian… This cake was made for Kelly, whose family and friends threw a surprise party for her to celebrate her 16th birthday. She certainly was surprised!! What a lucky girl to be surrounded with those she loves on her birthday, and what a nice mom and family to organize the whole […] Read more…
Say Cheese! Cream cheese frosting, that is, on carrot cake, shaped into a Camera Cake! This cake was made for photographer Mike as a surprise for his 40th birthday. It is modeled after his own camera, although the dimensions are not exact because, don’t forget, it is a cake, and I needed it to feed […] Read more…
Congratulations to triplets Ethan, Caleb and Louisa! I made this cake for their b’nai mitzvah celebration (yup, that the plural) which was on a fabulous fall day at the beautiful Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield, CT. When I make cakes for people, I try to personalize the cake for the recipient. I like to use colors […] Read more…
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Groom’s cakes have become a very popular part of weddings these days. They’re cakes made especially for the groom, since, let’s face it, a great deal of the wedding is all about the bride. This two-part groom’s cake was made for one of my daughter’s favorite teachers as a surprise for her fiance. It seems […] Read more…
Sarah and Rod were married in beautiful setting: New York City’s Central Park! They chose to have a non-traditional wedding, with a picnic lunch after the ceremony, organized by wedding planner A Central Park Wedding. The weather was fabulous, albeit a little bit warm by cake standards – a sunny 90 degrees. But there was […] Read more…